Definition of swallow

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Swallow (n.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift..

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Republican :: Republican (n.) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build their nests side by side, many together..
Swallow :: Swallow (v. i.) To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe he is unable to swallow..
Swallow :: Swallowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swallo.
Gulf :: Gulf (n.) That which swallows; the gullet.
Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail.
Regorge :: Regorge (v. t.) To swallow again; to swallow back.
Engorged :: Engorged (p. a.) Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts..
Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A swallow-tailed coat.
Voracious :: Voracious (a.) Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool..
Hydrophobia :: Hydrophobia (n.) The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness..
Swift :: Swift (n.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged, insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds..
Ingurgitate :: Ingurgitate (v. t.) To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle..
Engulfment :: Engulfment (n.) A swallowing up as if in a gulf.
Drink :: Drink (n.) Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions..
Gobbet :: Gobbet (v. t.) To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.
Gulch :: Gulch (v. t.) To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
Martin :: Martin (n.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows..
Pill :: Pill (n.) A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round mass, to be swallowed whole..
Swallowing :: Swallowed (imp. & p. p.) of Swallo.
Bolt :: Bolt (v. t.) To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food..
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